About This Item

The Slovakian string maker WARCHAL only started making strings in 2003. In the decade since then, the distinctly European sound of WARCHAL strings has impressed many American violinists. Their AMETYST strings SHARe many of the same tonal characteristics as their warm and well-rounded KARNEOL line, but with a brighter, purer and more focused sound. With their low tension and gut-like feel, the brighter AMETYST matches well with a high-end, dark sounding violin.

Features/Specs

Product No.

Note

Core

Winding Materials

W400S B

set

(Ball End E)

W400S L

set

(Loop End E)

W401E B

E

Metal

Advanced Stainless Steel - Ball End

W401E L

E

Metal

Advanced Stainless Steel - Loop End

W402A

A

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Hydronalium

W403D

D

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Hydronalium

W404G

G

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Pure Silver

Warranty Info

The Best String GuaranteePlease inspect your strings immediately upon receipt. Installed strings are not returnable, unless they break within the first 30 days after purchase.

30-Day String Return PolicyUnopened strings may be returned within 30 days, so that we may supply all our customers with the freshest possible strings. Because of tonal qualities of each instrument are unique, we cannot accept string returns for reasons of tone, including false strings.

If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at [email protected]

About This Brand

WARCHAL STRINGS draws on the experience of two generations of violinists.

In 1960, Bohdan Warchal, an outstanding violinist, established the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Under his leadership, the orchestra developed into a distinguished ensemble and gained worldwide recognition. Warchal and his orchestra gave almost 2500 concerts in all of Europe, as well as in the USA, South America, Australia, China, Korea and Japan. During his 40 years of directing the orchestra, he produced more than 150 records and CDs. Bohdan Warchal also taught at several universities in Central Europe. He had a very specific relationship to sound, which was inherited by his son, Bohdan Warchal, Jr. In 1998 an asteroid was named after Bohdan Warchal.

Bohdan Warchal, Jr., graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Since 1989, he has been a member and later the concertmaster of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. He is pedagogically active in the Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is the author of the book "The Natural Way of Playing the Violin." As a violinist, he has been searching for an ideal instrument, the bow but also the musical instrument strings. He has always been captivated by the world of sound and the production of instruments. Within a short period of time, he managed to constitute a team of experts from Slovakia and from abroad, and to start research. In 2003, he established the company WARCHAL, whose ambition is to produce strings of the highest quality. He currently coordinates research in the company's sound laboratory.

The Slovakian string maker WARCHAL only started making strings in 2003. In the decade since then, the distinctly European sound of WARCHAL strings has impressed many American violinists. Their AMETYST strings SHARe many of the same tonal characteristics as their warm and well-rounded KARNEOL line, but with a brighter, purer and more focused sound. With their low tension and gut-like feel, the brighter AMETYST matches well with a high-end, dark sounding violin.

Product No.

Note

Core

Winding Materials

W400S B

set

(Ball End E)

W400S L

set

(Loop End E)

W401E B

E

Metal

Advanced Stainless Steel - Ball End

W401E L

E

Metal

Advanced Stainless Steel - Loop End

W402A

A

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Hydronalium

W403D

D

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Hydronalium

W404G

G

Synthetic

Hydronalium / Pure Silver

The Best String GuaranteePlease inspect your strings immediately upon receipt. Installed strings are not returnable, unless they break within the first 30 days after purchase.

30-Day String Return PolicyUnopened strings may be returned within 30 days, so that we may supply all our customers with the freshest possible strings. Because of tonal qualities of each instrument are unique, we cannot accept string returns for reasons of tone, including false strings.

If you have any questions about this product's warranty or to make a return, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800.793.4334 or email us at [email protected]

WARCHAL STRINGS draws on the experience of two generations of violinists.

In 1960, Bohdan Warchal, an outstanding violinist, established the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Under his leadership, the orchestra developed into a distinguished ensemble and gained worldwide recognition. Warchal and his orchestra gave almost 2500 concerts in all of Europe, as well as in the USA, South America, Australia, China, Korea and Japan. During his 40 years of directing the orchestra, he produced more than 150 records and CDs. Bohdan Warchal also taught at several universities in Central Europe. He had a very specific relationship to sound, which was inherited by his son, Bohdan Warchal, Jr. In 1998 an asteroid was named after Bohdan Warchal.

Bohdan Warchal, Jr., graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. Since 1989, he has been a member and later the concertmaster of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra. He is pedagogically active in the Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia, and is the author of the book "The Natural Way of Playing the Violin." As a violinist, he has been searching for an ideal instrument, the bow but also the musical instrument strings. He has always been captivated by the world of sound and the production of instruments. Within a short period of time, he managed to constitute a team of experts from Slovakia and from abroad, and to start research. In 2003, he established the company WARCHAL, whose ambition is to produce strings of the highest quality. He currently coordinates research in the company's sound laboratory.